Last week while at a color consult my client said she wanted her bedroom to feel warm and cozy and wanted to paint the walls Blue……wait, what???
Since childhood weren’t we taught that Blue along with Green and Purple were the cool colors while Red, Orange, and Yellow were the warm colors?
Although it is true that Blue is a cool color, here are two things you can do to achieve the feel of a warm and cozy room and still paint your walls blue.
#1. Pick a “warm” blue. Blues range in hue from icy cold to warm so be sure to pick a blue with more gray or yellow in it. Look at this color temperature scale below.
color temperature scale
I know it seems backwards but Color temperatures over 5,000K are called cool colors (blueish white), while lower color temperatures (2,700–3,000 K) are called warm colors (yellowish white through red)
The closer the blue gets to yellow the warmer it appears. Cool blues are bright, happy and energizing, often leaning a little to the purple side like a powder blue or a cornflower blue, while Warm blues tend to lean a little to the turquoise side and are more relaxing and soothing.
Can you “feel” the difference between this cool blue bedroom
cool blue bedroom
and this warmer blue bedroom below.
"warm" blue bedroom
#2. Use Warm accent colors to warm up a Blue bedroom.
Elaine Griffin Design
The warm brown wood of the bed as well as the Orange pillows and duvet create a warm and cozy feeling in this blue bedroom. In the bedroom below the jolt of Orange in the quilt keeps the room from feeling too cold.
Same idea here in this blue bed room below. Although the walls are a seemingly “cool” blue, all the red accents keep it from feeling cold.
Personally, I love Blue for a bed room since it is such a calming and restful color. What about you? What color is your bed room? If it’s blue, is it a warm or cool blue?
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10 Comments to “2 Tips to Create a Warm and Cozy, BLUE Bedroom.”
I can’t believe you wrote this post – I was just thinking about this the other day!! I often have clients who are initially opposed to blue because they’ve heard it’s a “cool” color. I really think we should stop using the cool/warm adjectives for color – it may be more confusing than helpful! Thanks for the post – the difference in the 2 blue rooms really illustrate your point!
Kristie, I agree with you that it is a challenge to get people out of that whole cool/warm color idea. Let’s face it, there are cool(er) reds and warm(er) blues…it’s all in the undertones…right?
What a great post! And so true about blue and what you put around it.
Thanks so much Sarah I appreciate the feedback
Great examples of both cool and warm rooms. I love the orange and blue together. Beautiful!
Thanks Kelly. I love the orange as well.
LOVE the two blue rooms contrasted next to each other – that really shows off the different moods that blue can deliver. Great post, Linda!
Thanks Sherry!
Linda,your explanation of blue(s)realy hit home! I’ve been trying to figure out what color would complete our bedroom that has light grey/blue walls. I’ll look towards the warm orange/reds as accents. I learn so much from your site, your knowledge base shines with such informative articles. You make it easy to understand color! THX!
Katherine, thank you so much for the kind comment. I love to share my knowledge about color (as you know). I thank you for reading my blog and especially for taking the time to comment.